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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo-meiji periods (mid-late 19th century), signed kajikawa saku
Of rectangular shape lacquered in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a kinji ground with two No actors on a stage bordered by pines and clouds, the figures of inlaid silver with gilt detail, the reverse a continuation of the scene with a lone courtier looking on from an open veranda, interior cases nashiji; fitted with a silver ojime cast as a peach on a leafy stem--4in. (10cm.) high
edo-meiji periods (mid-late 19th century), signed kajikawa saku
Of rectangular shape lacquered in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a kinji ground with two No actors on a stage bordered by pines and clouds, the figures of inlaid silver with gilt detail, the reverse a continuation of the scene with a lone courtier looking on from an open veranda, interior cases nashiji; fitted with a silver ojime cast as a peach on a leafy stem--4in. (10cm.) high